Does anyone have a link to a proof of transcendentality for completeness?
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CasebashAug 12 '10 at 21:49

The sketch of it at least: if $\pi$ were algebraic, Lindemann-Weierstrass would imply $\exp(2\pi i)$ is transcendental (proving e is transcendental is another story)... and you can fill in the rest.
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Guess who it is.Aug 12 '10 at 22:25